Whananaki bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.2° 

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 7AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the E by Sun morning).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
1.5
E
6
1.9
E
7
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
16
15
30
44
44
62
62
70
149
345
458
435
350
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
ENE
20
NNE
10
N
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
5
SSE
15
N
10
NW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
25
ESE
35
E
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
20
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:35PM2.02m
12:11PM2.05m
00:27AM1.94m
1:06PM2.00m
1:25AM1.86m
2:08PM1.94m
Low Tide
5:55AM0.12m
6:26PM0.30m
6:47AM0.19m
7:23PM0.37m
7:45AM0.26m
8:27PM0.42m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
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6:56
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6:54
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7:24
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7:25
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7:27
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1
2
3
1
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Temp °C
13
12
12
12
14
14
14
12
11
11
11
13
17
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
10
10
10
12
11
13
10
9
8
9
10
16
12
14
11
11
12
9
7
6
7
8
8
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